Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times
Chapter 677 - 517 Conditions for Borrowing the Way

Chapter 677: Chapter 517 Conditions for Borrowing the Way

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately looked up and nodded, saying in a deep voice, "As long as you’re willing to lend the path and let my Dark Night Army pass through Bashu, let alone one condition, even if it’s ten conditions, I agree to them all!"

To reach the Southern Border, one must pass through Bashu!

Her little bun was still waiting for her there! No matter the cost, she had to go and bring him back!

Even if rivers of blood flowed, even if all living beings suffered!

"Good! I want you to overthrow the Xiangka Clan, restore the rule of the Phoenix Clan over the Southern Border, and help me find someone!" The slight figure of Wuchang Yue, sitting solemnly on the grand Phoenix Chair, was more serious than ever before.

"Find someone?" Gu Changsheng was taken aback upon hearing this and instinctively asked, "Who?"

Who could be important enough that the Bashu Witch Master was making such a serious matter of it?

Zhou Mu’s expression also turned solemn instinctively he felt that the person Wuchang Yue was looking for must be extraordinary!

The two exchanged glances, their eyes conveying a sense of gravity.

Ten years ago, Zhou Mu had borrowed a passage through Bashu, using a hundred years of peace between Great Zhou and Bashu as leverage. Now, just for one person, who was more significant than a century of peace, the importance of this person to Bashu was self-evident!

When Gu Changsheng asked the question, a look of longing appeared on the young Wuchang Yue’s face. With a small tilt of her head, she spoke softly, "The true master of Bashu! The legitimate lineage of my Wuchang Clan! The one who, with his own power, extended the divine power access between the Witch and Gu Tribes!"

"My mother once said that he was a man who made heaven and earth lose their color, who encompassed all the beauties of the world within himself, making heaven and earth pale in comparison..."

Wuchang Yue’s voice, filled with confusion and adoration, paused, then she suddenly looked at Gu Changsheng with a fierce gaze and shouted loudly, "Find him! Over twenty years ago, he alone went to the Southern Border to extend the Gu Servant Divine Vein for the Phoenix Clan, and now his whereabouts are unknown!"

"Find him! If he is alive, you will bring back the king of Bashu for me. If he is dead, you will bring back his divine bones for the auspices of my Cloud Palace Heavenly Tower! The master of Bashu must not be buried in the filthy land of the Southern Border!"

"Uh..." Gu Changsheng was at a loss for words.

Before she could even speak, little Wuchang Yue suddenly waived her own hands and said, "No, no, no! Welcoming back the master is my mission; I will accompany you. I must personally bring him back, to honor my mother’s thousand warnings and ten thousand instructions, to honor the lineage of my Wuchang Clan!"

"Uh..." Gu Changsheng watched the little Wuchang Yue, the corner of her mouth twitching.

"The Witch Lord must not!" This time, the ones who spoke up to stop her were the rows of white-clad chamberlains standing below.

They knelt down neatly, looking up with solemn faces. The leading maid shook her head in disapproval, "Witch Lord, as the master of Bashu, if you leave and something untoward occurs, who will inherit the millennia-old foundation of Bashu? We will never allow the Witch Lord to take such risks alone!"

"Please reconsider, Witch Lord. The master entrusted Bashu to the Witch Lord’s lineage and issued a Witch Order that unless time reverses and the Phoenix Clan is restored, the Witch Lord’s lineage must not set foot in the Southern Border! You must not fail the trust of the master!"

"Please reconsider, Witch Lord!"

"Please reconsider, Witch Lord!"

Gu Changsheng, looking at the kneeling objectors, nodded repeatedly.

Damn, a little Witch Lord not much older than her son, following her to the Southern Border would be nothing but a nuisance!

Don’t scare her!

"Look, Little Witch Lord, just tell me the name of the person you’re looking for and what they look like. I’ll find them for you. But as for going with me to the Southern Border, you’d better stay out of this mess!" Gu Changsheng thought for a moment and decided to voice her thoughts.

In the land of the Southern Border, the treacherous Xiangka Clan was in power and an enemy to the death with her. Although she was determined to pacify the Southern Border, it would never be as simple as she imagined!

Having this Little Witch Lord with her to the Southern Border would be disadvantageous in every way!

She would have to play nanny, protecting this small person throughout the journey. Wasn’t this just looking for trouble, making life difficult for herself?

She, Gu Changsheng, would never agree to such a thing!

With everyone opposed, Wuchang Yue’s expression grew darker, and she slammed her little black staff down heavily onto the floor, her fierce gaze sweeping over the kneeling subordinates, "When I leave Bashu, someone from within our clan will take on the role. If I meet with misfortune, the power of Bashu will still not escape the Wuchang Clan!"

With that said, Wuchang Yue stood up, raising her hands to the sky with a serious face, "Our master has extended the divine power of the Bashu Witch Tribe for over twenty years, and at last, our Witch Tribe has seen the arrival of the God of Witch Gu! The favor of over twenty years of sustaining our line is greater than heaven itself!"

"My Wuchang Clan, in the face of heaven we have no shame, and toward the earth, we are without disgrace, but we owe our master! He has shown great kindness to our Witch Tribe. You are all of my Witch Tribe. How can you not think of repaying him? Granny Wu Shan has been the master’s personal attendant, standing guard at the Bridgehead of the Heavenly Road for over twenty years, just waiting for her return!" Wuchang Yue continued with her staff pointing at Gu Changsheng, her voice stern, "As a descendent of the Wuchang Clan, how could I be less than a household servant? With a descendent of the Phoenix Clan entering the Southern Border, this is the opportunity for time to reverse, for the sole chance of the Phoenix Clan’s restoration. Whether the master is alive or dead, following the will of my mother and the wishes of all our ancestors, I vow to bring him back to Bashu!"

Wuchang Yue’s words made the two rows of kneeling maids lower their heads in shame.

With a wave of her staff, Wuchang Yue didn’t allow them any more time to speak, her face steely as she commanded, "Spread my order: open the Heavenly Path wide and let the descendent of the Phoenix Clan and their troops into Bashu!"

"By your command, Witch Lord!" One of the chamberlains answered and rose to walk outside.

Wuchang Yue then turned back to Gu Changsheng with an earnest look, "Descendent of the Phoenix Clan, I will personally open the way for you, ensuring your passage through Bashu is unobstructed. Along the way, your army’s supply needs will be fully covered by Bashu. I only require one promise from you, regardless of anything, without any consideration, you must help me bring back the master!"

"Uh..."

Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu looked at each other, at a loss for words for a moment.

She suddenly had a feeling that helping the Little Witch Lord of Bashu reclaim that so-called Lord would be a hundred times more difficult than rescuing her little bun!

This arduous task!

"Descendant of the Phoenix Clan, if you don’t agree to this condition, you’ll regret it!" Wuchang Yue saw that she did not reply and spoke again, her eyes filled with suppressed earnestness.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng lowered her head in thought and finally nodded, "Fine! I agree to your terms!"

This Little Witch Lord had said that Granny Wu Shan was that so-called Lord’s personal attendant. Thus, that so-called Lord must have some relation to her own mother. Even if just for the sake of Granny Wu Shan, who had guarded the Sky Bridge for more than ten years just waiting for her return, she could not stand idly by!

A touch of contemplation flickered in her eyes, Gu Changsheng looked at Wuchang Yue standing above, her expression indescribable.

By now, she had not yet figured out who she truly was, and things seemed to be becoming even more complex!

Restoring the Southern Border, the Phoenix Clan regaining power, huh?

This was not her original intention; she only wished to annihilate the Xiangka Clan!

What’s so good about being in power? Now that the Phoenix Clan has come to this point, only she and her little bun remain. Given the Southern Border’s peculiar practice of favoring males over females, if the Phoenix Clan were to be in power, that would leave only her to take up the mantle!

She is the Prince Changsheng of Great Zhou, the fiancée of the evildoer!

As someone of a Foreign Tribe, she’s been concealing her identity, far less openly seeking control of the Southern Border.

Deciding everything on her own, Wuchang Yue turned and flew up to the crystal ceiling, disappearing from sight, and Gu Changsheng knew she was off to arrange matters for her clan.

So, it seems she can’t escape from dragging along this Little Witch Lord and her deadweight?

Seeing Gu Changsheng’s furrowed brows, Zhou Mu reached out to smooth the wrinkles on her forehead and spoke softly, "Don’t worry about it. With the Bashu Witch Lord leading the way, our passage through Bashu will be unhindered. Our journey to the Southern Border is unpredictable; it’s beneficial in all ways and harmful in none if the Dark Night Army can resupply through Bashu!"

Gu Changsheng’s frown relaxed slightly upon hearing this, but then she shook her head again, her eyes revealing concern as she looked at Zhou Mu, "Evildoer, as you know, what worries me is not this, but the person Wuchang Yue is looking for..."

Granny Wu Shan had told her before leaving, to definitely go to the Southern Border...

According to Wuchang Yue, the person Granny Wu Shan was searching for must also be that Lord!

Clearly, that Lord has a deep connection with Gu Changsheng’s mother, which filled her with a sense of bewilderment.

At this moment, she suddenly didn’t know who she was anymore...

A strong arm wrapped around her shoulders, and a reassuring voice came from above her head, "No matter what lies ahead, you are my Zhou Mu’s fiancée! The future wife of Zhou Mu!"

A warm current flowed through her heart, and a smile curved on her lips. Gu Changsheng nodded firmly in this warm embrace.

She is his fiancée!

Even if the road ahead is thorny, with him by her side, she fears nothing!

"The esteemed guest may stay temporarily in the Cloud Palace. When your soldiers arrive, you can set off with the Witch Lord to the Southern Border."

A white-robed Chamberlain bowed deeply in front of Gu Changsheng, speaking respectfully.

"Forget it, I should just go back to the inn," Gu Changsheng replied, shaking her head and speaking rather sheepishly.

Damn it, all those things she had plundered from her sweep of Jinchuan City were still left in the inn’s storeroom!

Now that she thought about it, such looting was rather unfriendly. As a descendant of the Phoenix Clan, she couldn’t afford to lose face like that!

She had better return those items!

As Gu Changsheng and her party walked down the staircase, at the last moment, Gu Changsheng turned to look back at the white-robed Chamberlain, and with a twisted mouth, she spoke, "Oh, and convey a message to your Witch Lord for me. Tell her to bring along everything she needs to preserve her life. Once we head to the Southern Border, I can’t guarantee I’ll always be by her side to protect her!"

The white-robed Chamberlain was taken aback on hearing this.

Gu Changsheng no longer looked at her, but turned around and walked side by side with Zhou Mu towards the outside.

Damn, don’t blame her for passing the buck, this was about setting expectations upfront!

Although they had succeeded in borrowing the way, they had unexpectedly acquired an additional encumbrance!

If anything happened to this encumbrance, then she, Gu Changsheng, might end up with a great feud with Bashu!

Therefore, she had to set the expectations upfront...